Age-Friendly Health Systems
Dakota Geriatrics works with primary care clinics to implement Age-Friendly Health Systems throughout the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to adapt evidence-based practices and align What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers at every care interaction.

Key
Applicant: A health system is developing a plan to adopt 4Ms framework into practice.
Level 1: An Age-Friendly Health System Participant is recognized for being on the journey to becoming an Age-Friendly Health System and has submitted a description of how it is working towards putting the 4Ms into practice.
Level 2: Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence is a recognition for being an exemplar in the movement based on 4Ms work is aligned with the Guide AND at least three months’ count of older adults reached with evidenced-based, 4M care.
Applicant:
- Turtle
Mountain Service Unit
Belcourt, North Dakota
- Spirit Lake
Service Unit
Fort Totten, North Dakota
Level 1:
- Coal Country Community Health Center - With locations in Beulah, Center, Hazen, and Killdeer. It also includes the Knife River Care Center, Senior Suites at Sakakawea Medical Center, and the Custer Health local public health unit.
Level 2:
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Sanford
Southpointe Internal Medicine
Fargo, North Dakota